College of Medicine
January 17, 2023
Arkansas Department of Health, UAMS and Count the Kicks Partner to Launch Stillbirth Prevention Campaign Throughout Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – The Arkansas Department of Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are partnering with Count the Kicks, an evidence-based stillbirth prevention campaign, to educate expectant parents in Arkansas about the importance of tracking a baby’s movements daily in the third trimester of pregnancy.
January 13, 2023
College of Medicine Class of 1980 Rallies around Scholarship
When retired Army Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, M.D., approached gift officers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) about the possibility of developing a College of Medicine scholarship for his graduating class of 1980, he wondered how many classes had sponsored such scholarships. “Looking into scholarship participation among classes, I saw that most…
January 10, 2023
Transplant Surgeon Martha Estrada, M.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Martha Michelle Estrada, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine Department of Surgery’s Division of Transplant Surgery. Estrada was fellowship-trained in abdominal transplant surgery at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, after completing a general surgery residency at…
Healthgrades Ranks UAMS in Top 5% of Nation for Brain Surgery, Praises Stroke Program
LITTLE ROCK — Healthgrades ranks the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) among the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for cranial neurosurgery in 2023. The designation by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients, reflects UAMS’ outstanding trial outcomes for cranial neurosurgery and distinguishes UAMS as one of the nation’s leading hospitals for…
January 3, 2023
UAMS Mourns Loss of Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D.
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is sad to announce that Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D. executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine, died Dec. 31, 2022, after a battle with cancer.
December 20, 2022
UAMS’ Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., Named Fellow of the American Society of Radiation Oncology
LITTLE ROCK — Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
December 19, 2022
Two UAMS Physicians Discuss Maternal Mortality, Mental Health at Women’s Voices Summit
Two physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) joined national and global leaders in a daylong Women’s Voices Summit, held earlier this month at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock and livestreamed internationally. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton convened groups…
U.S. Defense Department Awards UAMS Cancer Researcher $760,000 to Study Aggressive Type of Lymphoma
LITTLE ROCK — Samantha Kendrick, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $760,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma common among veterans and military personnel.
December 16, 2022
UAMS College of Medicine Honors Stacie M. Jones, M.D., as Distinguished Faculty Scholar
The College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored Stacie M. Jones, M.D., as the 2022 Distinguished Faculty Scholar for her groundbreaking research into food allergies, her leading role in the development of the first FDA-approved oral immunotherapy drug for life-threatening peanut allergy in children, and her dedication to mentorship.
December 15, 2022
Rhonda M. Dick, M.D., and Joseph Kennedy “Ken” Dick, MBA, to Establish Endowed Scholarship in UAMS College of Medicine
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $2 million commitment from Rhonda M. Dick, M.D., and Joseph Kennedy “Ken” Dick, MBA, to establish the Dr. Rhonda and Ken Dick Endowed Scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine. This pledge is made through their revocable trust. “We are profoundly…
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